81 The Contract (1/2)

81 The Contract

'He Xinyan stopped smiling and put on a serious expression

”Why did my mom die?”'

'Bai Jiawei's eyes flashed and his entire body tensed up from nervousness. He did not think that she would ask him this right now

and he was very shocked.'

'He Xinyan observed his every change in expression

and the slight movement in his eyes was seen by her. This just made it more obvious that her mother's death wasn't an accident.'

'”This was years ago

and your mom has died for several years now

so why are you still asking this?” Bai Jiawei drank some tea to cover his uneasiness.'

'”It's because she died so long ago

so I want to know the truth. Why did my mom die? Was it really just because of bad health? Dad

don't you think that is a little unbelievable? Or. . . is it because you know the reason

but you just don't want to talk about it.”'

'Bai Jiawei sighed

”Yanyan

let's not talk about past things now. She did die because of poor health

that is the truth.”'

'He Xinyan clenched her teeth together and endured the pain she felt in her heart as she stared at Bai Jiawei

”It seems like you don't want to talk about it.”'

'He Xinyan slowly pulled out the original document from the folder

”Dad

this is the last chance. Why did my mom die?”'

'Bai Jiawei didn't know what He Xinyan was planning to do

and he thought that it was okay for him to just not say it. The worst situation would be he didn't speak and He Xinyan didn't give the contract to him. He could just steal it from her later on when the opportunity came

or exchange it with her for something else.'

'Bai Jiawei sighed and shook his head gravely

”Yanyan

that was really an accident

don't -”'

'Rip. . .'

'Bai Jiawei froze as he watched the contract in his dreams get ripped up into pieces in front of him. His mouth was so wide it could fit an egg. It took a long time for him to register what happened

and it almost felt like He Xinyan just ripped his heart in half.'

'”You

you. . .” His finger shook uncontrollably and he almost couldn't speak probably

”You ripped it!”'

'He Xinyan smiled coldly and ripped the paper again

and again. She watched as Bai Jiawei's eyes turned red as she continued to rip and finally

she threw the shreds into the air.'

'The small pieces of paper danced in the air and slowly fell down. Bai Jiawei watched the small pieces of paper and tried to grab them with his hand but ended up not catching anything.'

'”I said

that was the last chance. Dad

don't ever think about getting another contract like this from me ever again. Also

there are some things that you may not want to say

but I will still investigate them. When I do

I hope that it won't have anything to do with you.”'

'With that

He Xinyan turned around and walked out of the room.'

'After she left

Bai Jiawei fell down onto his chair. He stared at the pieces of paper on his desk

clenched his fist together

and slammed it onto the table.'

'”I ripped the contract

” He Xinyan called Gu Yechen inside the car. Although Gu Yechen gave him the power to do whatever she wanted

she still felt it was right to tell him what happened.'

'Gu Yechen sat on the couch and typed on the laptop with one hand and held the phone with the other

”Okay.”'

'”You're not surprised?”'

'Gu Yechen stopped working and walked over to the window

”There is a 50-50 chance of the contract staying or getting destroyed.”'

'He Xinyan smiled. He's right. . . There were only two options